NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
03-18-2007, 11:17 PM
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Re: NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
Originally Posted by Stealthmode
The problem with import racing is that all of us got into this ---- because we were poor. Next thing you know Nopi/NHRA wanna make the whole thing out to be this John Force style of racing where everyone is a "pro". They focus on the "pro" cars (not even real cars anymore) and ---- on the grassroots guys that started the whole thing.
Meanwhile, California speedway sells out a 4pm street legal night at noon, and has to turn everyone else away, while Nopi/NHRA scratch their heads and can't figure out why there are only 3 cars in each class exept sfwd and all motor (most grassroots classes they have).
Cut the nation into divisions and we can all have divisional races closer to home, WITHOUT CIVICS WITH WHEELIE BARS
and then the top divisional racers will meet in Colorado or something for a final race of the year.
Meanwhile, California speedway sells out a 4pm street legal night at noon, and has to turn everyone else away, while Nopi/NHRA scratch their heads and can't figure out why there are only 3 cars in each class exept sfwd and all motor (most grassroots classes they have).
Cut the nation into divisions and we can all have divisional races closer to home, WITHOUT CIVICS WITH WHEELIE BARS
and then the top divisional racers will meet in Colorado or something for a final race of the year. Can I get a Amen.
Well said, that is exactly what happening, and the same thing happened with NMRA and WFC, they turned into a race of wallets and neglected there roots. But I think they are starting to shape back up.
Later
Randy
03-18-2007, 11:30 PM
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Re: NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
Originally Posted by chris
Wanna know why import racing is dead imo. All the events in california are maybe 2000 people. All gross roots guys all motor street is the only class that has a full field, ya wanna actually have fun and have good races build an all motor car. No repeat no big sponsered cars ever show up. If bisi shows up its huge.
Only 3 cars in the Pro Stock Class.......the 4th car never made the call.
03-18-2007, 11:55 PM
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Re: NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
Here's how the chain went wrong
American car buffs laugh at import racing
Imports get really popular
Ford and Chevy start making 4 cylinders to be riced out
We change the name from imports to sport compact (------ gay)
NHRA/Nopi come in to make cash and focus on Steph Papadakis in a tube chassis car
NHRA/Nopi forget about the single cam turbo'd civics looking for a place to race
GM comes in, throws tons of money into "pro" rwd and fwd cars and races themselves in the finals
All the original poor kids with 11-14 sec. hondas race at street legal night, or idrc/boti
NHRA/Nopi kill the whole thing, and once they leave losing money we can start over and do it right.
In the end, I think they'll figure it all out that all the "pros" they wanted to focus on weren't really pro anything at all, except they could come up with the money to build a half assed car to lose to GM until they were broke.
American car buffs laugh at import racing
Imports get really popular
Ford and Chevy start making 4 cylinders to be riced out
We change the name from imports to sport compact (------ gay)
NHRA/Nopi come in to make cash and focus on Steph Papadakis in a tube chassis car
NHRA/Nopi forget about the single cam turbo'd civics looking for a place to race
GM comes in, throws tons of money into "pro" rwd and fwd cars and races themselves in the finals
All the original poor kids with 11-14 sec. hondas race at street legal night, or idrc/boti
NHRA/Nopi kill the whole thing, and once they leave losing money we can start over and do it right.
In the end, I think they'll figure it all out that all the "pros" they wanted to focus on weren't really pro anything at all, except they could come up with the money to build a half assed car to lose to GM until they were broke.
03-19-2007, 12:23 AM
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Re: NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
Originally Posted by PoweredT3A6
I live right by california speedway in fontana and it gets packed as soon as it opens...he's not lying
Gates open at noon, racing 4-11pm, and all 400 tech cards are gone at 1pm. So Cal HMT, reprezent R3PR3Z3NNA!!11
03-19-2007, 01:20 AM
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Re: NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
Originally Posted by junkyard racer
Drift. The next fad.
03-19-2007, 01:27 AM
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Re: NOPI Phoenix SUCKED!
Originally Posted by junkyard racer
Drift. The next fad.
I think it already is done too. I have said for years not to support NHRA. Those ******* ruined my sport. The first event they did was a partnership with IDRC at pomona. Huge turnout. My friend goes to the finals in turbo quick 16 class. Racing was awesome. Within 2 years he quit racing NHRA due to total bull ---- he qualified #1 at 2 races and he was disqualified for complete crap that didnt even apply to the rulebook both times. Simple fact they had who they wanted to win. Not some ugly home built chop top bondo piece of ---- that ran 9.40-9.60's driven by a white trash kid from the High Desert.
Oh and for IDRC what did they kid for helping NHRA to the point that they only have 3 races this year and the payouts at races are the lowest of any racing import circuit. I fell bad for those guys they thought they made it big and got ---- on.
Dont forget about edelbrock and JG too.
